Archive for April 2nd, 2026

The FDA approval of Kresladi (marnetegragene autotemcel) on March 26, 2026

The FDA approval of Kresladi (marnetegragene autotemcel) on March 26, 2026, is indeed a watershed moment for Rocket Pharmaceuticals and the LAD-I community. However, your question regarding the cost per patient touches on the most complex challenge in modern medicine: the “one-and-done” curative price tag. While Rocket Pharmaceuticals has not yet publicly released the official […]

Eden Alternative and the Butterfly Model Instead of Nursing Home Care

Both the Eden Alternative and the Butterfly Model are philosophies of care that seek to radically transform the traditional, institutional nursing home into a vibrant, person-centered home. Moira Welsh features both in Happily Ever Older as leading examples of successful, humane care models . While they share the same goal of eliminating loneliness, helplessness, and boredom, their origins and methods differ. Here’s […]

𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬

𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬. Moira Welsh’s HAPPILY EVER OLDER is a hopeful investigative work that serves as a “blueprint for change” in long-term care . Instead of focusing on common horror stories, Welsh travels across North America and Europe to find facilities that have successfully replaced institutional “warehousing” with vibrant […]